I need ideas on how to remove this thing. So far I've broken the special tool and now I'm just holding back with a long extension. I've tried a crescent wrench and a pipe wrench and beat on them with a rubber mallet, a hammer and even a big chunk of brass. I also resulted to the air hammer and still no long. This thing is seized! I was going to remove the 4 10mm bolts for the water pump then mess with it in a vice but there is only room to get a little wrench on those and I can't break them free either. No room to put an air ratchet, socket or to get something in there to tap on the wrench. The only thing I can think happened was coolant from a faulty water pump got into the threads and seized it up.

I'm sure the has happened to someone already and they can give me some idea to get it off because at this point all I can think of is heat but Id much rather take it out before I put heat on that nut.
Any ideas are appreciated- I've been fighting a 1 minute job for a day and a half now. This is getting ridiculous

Thanks, Anthony

 

I know before anyone asks- I am trying to spin it counter clockwise

I second guessed those threads more than once and looked it up to be sure several times

 

have you seen this video?
should help

 

Yes I have
The nut is seized
Keep in mind I broke the special tool when I put a cheater pipe on it and began to hit it

This thing is on there!

 

maybe try a heavier hammer.
i have had to use a sledge to break a few things loose before.

also spray some PB blaster down there if you can and let it sir for a little while.

 

I've had pb blaster on it since I started

If I can't break it free by lunch- the torch is going in somehow

 

I had a lot of trouble breaking mine loose last time. I had an extension through the pulley to hold it, and a very large crescent on the nut. I put a come-along fastened to a rafter on the crescent and put a lot of pressure on it, then reached in with an air chisel and hammered on the nut with the chisel. The repeated impact blows managed to break it loose and things went flying everywhere, but the nut came loose no worse for the wear.

 

Take a look at this post of mine from when I did this a few months ago... I posted some pics of how I rigged up the tools after being unable to pull on both and get the nut loose.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15317955

 

Just like it's shown in the video with an air chisel.

 

Used an air chisel long before I even considered starting a thread.

 

Sorry.....missed that part in your OP. If that doesn't take it off you got problems.

 

I've tried everything short of the come-along at this point!
I keep looking at thing and saying "it's just one nut- how hard can this be?"

 

I did a 6,0 water pump last weekend. The tool I had was a cheap one and didn't fit as well is I would have liked. With the shroud out and the stator unbolted and tipped forward, I had an ALMOST perfect straight shot to get on the big nut with a pipe wrench. I dropped a large brass punch through the hole in the pully (I know) and rotated the pump until it was "scotched". I got a large pipe wrench on the nut, handle up and angled toward the passenger side, about the 11 o'clock position. A few good tugs and it was clear that wasn't enough, 3lb short handle sledge hammer wouldn't move it! I put a 3ft piece of pipe on the pipe wrench and put some serious weight on it before it gave. Once it broke loose I spun it the rest of the way off by hand. It wasn't a corrosion issue or anything like that. It was just that tight!

I realize I'm probably not telling you anything you didn't know, just trying to be encouraging and say those things can be tight. I was surprised the hammer didn't work, impact usually is the way to go but with that long of a lever, I think I could have twisted it off even if it wasn't threaded

I was a little worried but luckily, the pully didn't wobble when I got if fired back up.

 

Can you get some heat on it?. I seem to recall a tech here investing in a somewhat reasonably priced inductive heating tool for siezed bolts.


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way-too-expensive, but a cool tool:

 

I bought a pneumatic tool for an air hammer from the Mac guy. I proceeded to use it on 6 or 7 trucks with zero luck. I mentioned it to my tool guy,, and he said I'm using the wrong air hammer. Sure enough,, $400 later with a Mac long barrel,, I haven't seen one yet that causes issues. So just make sure you are using the right air hammer. Lol